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Riverside, San Bernardino, Ventura Counties Report Additional Deaths Over Weekend

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura counties all reported additional deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus over the weekend.

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TOPSHOT - A man wearing face mask rides his bike towing a dog next to a discarded face mask in the bike path in Long Beach, California on August 22, 2020. - Due to the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, more people wear masks to prevent the spread, more personal protective equipment, or PPE, has been found as litter around the world. The issue has prompted environmental organizations, including the Environmental Protection Agency, to sound the alarm. Some local governments, like Suffolk County in New York, have instituted fines for littering involving masks and gloves, and police departments, like the one in Swampscott, Massachusetts, have warned that improperly discarding PPE is a crime. Conservationists have warned that the coronavirus pandemic could spark a surge in ocean pollution adding to a glut of plastic waste that already threatens marine life after finding disposable masks floating like jellyfish and waterlogged latex gloves scattered across seabeds. (Photo by Apu GOMES / AFP) (Photo by APU GOMES/AFP via Getty Images)

Riverside County health officials reported 1,262 newly confirmed cases and 45 deaths over the weekend, bringing countywide totals to 50,744 confirmed cases and 972 deaths. There were 28,407 reported recoveries.

Officials said 224 confirmed COVID-19 patients were hospitalized Monday, with 82 being treated in intensive care units.

San Bernardino County health officials reported 1,303 newly confirmed cases and 62 additional fatalities over the weekend, bringing countywide totals to 45,246 confirmed cases and 692 deaths. An estimated 37,002 people have recovered.

As of Saturday, the county's latest update, 351 confirmed coronavirus patients were hospitalized, with 109 being treated in intensive care units.

Ventura County health officials reported 368 newly confirmed cases and one additional fatality over the weekend, bringing countywide totals to 10,063 cases and 103 deaths.

Officials said 76 confirmed COVID-19 patients were hospitalized Monday with 25 being treated in intensive care units. There were 8,366 reported recoveries and 1,594 active cases.

As of Monday evening, 491,918 Riverside County residents, 341,752 San Bernardino County residents and 145,642 Ventura County residents had been tested for COVID-19.

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